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+##NXDICT-1.0
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NeXus dictionary file for the SINQ instrument DMC and HRPT
+#
+# DO NOT EDIT WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
+# This file determines the placement of data items in the Powder NeXus 
+# data file. Your data may not be readable if this file is messed up.
+#
+# Mark Koennecke, May 2004
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+entryName=entry1
+dataName=histogram
+inst=HRPD
+detector=hrdetector
+thetadim=128
+#---------- NXentry level
+etitle=/$(entryName),NXentry/SDS title -type NX_CHAR
+estart=/$(entryName),NXentry/SDS start_time -type NX_CHAR 
+eend=/$(entryName),NXentry/SDS end_time -type NX_CHAR
+#----------------- NXinstrument
+iname=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/SDS name -type NX_CHAR \
+      -rank 1 -dim {132}
+
+#----------------- NXdata
+dname=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(dataName),NXdata/SDS name -type NX_CHAR \
+
+#----------------- NXmonitor
+mmode=/$(entryName),NXentry/monitor,NXmonitor/SDS mode -type NX_CHAR 
+mpreset=/$(entryName),NXentry/monitor,NXmonitor/SDS preset -type NX_FLOAT32 
+mdata=/$(entryName),NXentry/monitor,NXmonitor/SDS data -type NX_INT32 
+
+#----------------- NXsource
+sname=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/source,NXsource/SDS name \
+	-type NX_CHAR -rank 1 
+stype=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/source,NXsource/SDS type -type NX_CHAR -rank 1
+sprobe=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/source,NXsource/SDS probe -type NX_CHAR -rank 1
+#----------------- NXcrystal
+clambda=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/Ge113,NXcrystal/SDS wavelength -type NX_FLOAT32 -attr {units,Angstrom}
+#------------- counter
+cter_mode=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	CounterMode -type NX_CHAR -rank 1 -dim {30}
+cter_preset=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	Preset 
+cter_time=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	time
+
+cter_01=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	Monitor -type NX_INT32 -attr {units,counts}
+cter_00=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	beam_monitor -type NX_INT32 -attr {units,counts}
+cter_04=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	proton_monitor -type NX_INT32 -attr {units,counts}
+#-------------- histogram data 
+dradius=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS distance -type NX_FLOAT32  
+dtheta=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS polar_angle -type NX_FLOAT32  -LZW -rank 1 -dim {$(thetadim)} -attr {units,degree}
+
+dcounts=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+	data -type NX_INT32 -LZW -rank 2 -dim {$(dim0),$(dim1)} \
+      -attr {signal,1}
+
+deff=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/calibration,NXdata/SDS  efficiency -type NX_INT32 -LZW -rank 2 -dim {$(dim0),$(dim1)} 
+
+ddesc=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS  description -type NX_CHAR
+
+dtype=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS  type -type NX_CHAR
+
+dlayout=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS  layout -type NX_CHAR
+#dthst=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+#	two_theta_start -attr {units,degree}
+#dtstep=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+#	Step -attr {units,degree}
+#dtnstep=/$(entryName),NXentry/$(inst),NXinstrument/$(detector),NXdetector/SDS \
+#	no_of_steps -type NX_INT32
+#--------------- NXsample
+saname=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS name -type NX_CHAR 
+sarot=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS rotation_angle  -type NX_FLOAT32 -attr {units,degree}
+stemp=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS sample_temperature -attr {units,K}
+smean=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS temperature_mean -attr {units,K}
+stddev=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS temperature_stddev -attr {units,K}
+mfield=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS magfield -attr {units,T}
+saangle=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS sample_table_rotation \
+	-attr {units,degree}
+smur=/$(entryName),NXentry/sample,NXsample/SDS sample_mur \
+	-attr {units,degree}
+#----------------NXdata ------------------------------------------------
+dana=/$(entryName),NXentry/data,NXdata/NXVGROUP
+